I'M SORRY FOR MYSELF
From the film "Second Fiddle" (1939)
(Irving Berlin)

Mary Healy (Film Soundtrack) - 1939
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
(vocals: Carmen Lombardo, Larry Owen & Fred Henry) - 1939
Glenn Miller & His Orch. (vocal: Tex Beneke & Marion Hutton) - 1939
Artie Shaw & His Orch. - 1939
Ben Bernie & His Orch. (vocals: Helene Daniels & Ben Bernie) - 1939
Kay Kyser & His Orch. - 1939
Jack Harris & His Orch. (vocal: Pat Taylor) - 1939
Gosta Torners Orch. - 1940

Also recorded by: Pasadena Roof Orchestra.





As recorded by JACK HARRIS & His Orch.,
vocal by PAT TAYLOR, 1st September 1939:


I'm sorry for myself
So sorry for myself
Someone I love said goodbye
And no one's sorry for me that's why
I'm so sorry for myself

(Musical Break)

I'm blue as I can be
My man's walked out on me
Why I'd go home and end it all
But fourteen storeys is an awful fall
I'm so sorry for myself


(Transcribed from John Wright's 78 RPM Record
Collection by Bill Huntley - September 2013)


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As recorded by BEN BERNIE & His Orch.,
with vocals by HELENE DANIELS and Ben Bernie:


HELENE:
I'm sorry for myself
So sorry for myself
Someone I love said goodbye
And no one's sorry for me, that is why
I'm so sorry for myself

I'm blue as I can be
My man walked out on me
I'd go home and end it all
But fourteen storeys is an awful fall
That's why I'm so sorry for myself

BEN:
Why, look here, Gal
I too am feelin' mighty, mighty sad, yeah
Matter o' fact, I never did feel quite so bad
I sho'nuff lost my old appetite
Why, I couldn't even eat my second steak last night
Mmmm, I'm so, so sorry for myself


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2013)


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As recorded by ARTIE SHAW & His Orch.,
with vocal by TONY PASTOR:


I'm sorry for myself
So sorry for myself
Someone I love said goodbye
But no one's sorry for me, that is why
I'm so sorry for myself

I'm blue as I can be
My gal walked out on me
I'd go home and end it all
But fourteen stories is an awful fall
Oh, I'm sorry for myself

I soon could end my woes
Down where the river flows
I would jump right in the sea
But no one may be there to rescue me
Oh, I'm sorry for myself


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2013)


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As recorded by GLENN MILLER & His Orch., with
vocals by MARION HUTTON and TEX BENEKE:


MARION HUTTON:
I'm sorry for myself
So sorry for myself
Someone I love said goodbye
And no one's sorry for me, that is why
I'm so sorry for myself

(Whistling)

GLENN MILLER:
Hello there, Texas, what you say?
Man, you look awful sad today
TEX BENEKE:
Glenn, I got the mis'ries of the fiercest kind
My girl bucked me off, she won't pay me no mind
GLENN MILLER:
Hmm-hmm, boy, that's bad
I don't blame you for feeling sad
TEX BENEKE: Well, I guess me and romance just don't mix
GLENN MILLER: Texas, I'd say you're in a terrible fix

TEX BENEKE:
I'm sorry for myself
So sorry for myself
I'd go home and end it all
But fourteen stories is an awful fall
I'm so sorry for myself


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2013)


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EXTRA VERSES:

I'm feeling mighty sad
I never looked so bad
I have lost my appetite
Couldn't eat my second steak last night
I'm so sorry for myself

So very blue am I
I wish I could die
Wish I had a nasty cough
I'd buy a gun, but then it might go off
I'm so sorry for myself


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